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Meta says it's taken down around 63,000 Instagram accounts based in Nigeria that have been targeting people, mostly U.S. men, with financial sextortion scams. I
And, said the firm,"While our investigation showed that the majority of these scammers’ attempts were unsuccessful and mostly targeted adults, we did see some also attempt to target minors, and we’ve reported those accounts to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children." "This is an adversarial space where criminals evolve to evade our ever-improving defences," said Meta."We will continue to focus on understanding how they operate so we can stay one step ahead, and will continue our vital cooperation with child safety experts, law enforcement and the tech industry to help disrupt these criminals across all the platforms they use."Trump Vs.
Last year, two Nigerian men suspected of sextortion were extradited to the US to face charges for allegedly driving Jordan DeMay, a 17-year-old from Michigan, to suicide. And earlier this year, a Nigerian court ordered a third defendant to be extradited to the United States, although he has appealed that decision with the matter now before the Nigerian High Court.
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